A Global Just Transition From Fossil Fuels

The document details the third pillar of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, focusing on a global just transition. It advocates for decentralized, people-centered renewable energy systems and the economic diversification of fossil-fuel-dependent nations. The text emphasizes that a successful transition requires wealthy nations to provide financial support and a 'fair share' of effort, while rejecting 'dangerous distractions' like carbon offsets and geoengineering. It calls for a fundamental shift from GDP-driven growth to 'well-being economies' to address the systemic root causes of the climate crisis.

• The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is based on three pillars: non-proliferation (ending exploration), fair phase-out (regulating supply and removing subsidies), and a global just transition to 100% renewable energy.
• Future renewable energy systems must move away from centralized models toward distributed, decentralized provision with diversified ownership involving households, cooperatives, and public entities.
• A just transition must protect workers in fossil fuel, industrial agriculture, and transportation sectors through social dialogue, skills development, and a proposed global social protection fund.
• The transition to renewables risks creating new injustices, such as increased corporate power, labor exploitation, and environmental damage from mineral extraction in the Global South, specifically for cobalt, silver, and rare earth metals.
• Economic diversification for fossil-fuel-dependent countries requires international support, including debt cancellation, tax reforms, and the transformation of state-owned corporations into renewable energy providers.
• The document identifies 'dangerous distractions' that delay real action, including distant net-zero targets, carbon offsetting, and geoengineering technologies like BECCS and solar geoengineering.
• Current global financial flows are described as extractive, with USD 2 trillion flowing annually from the poorest to the richest countries, which undermines the ability of developing nations to transition.
• The IPCC's carbon budgets are characterized as overly optimistic, and the document argues that wealthy countries like the US, UK, and Sweden should target domestic reduction rates of 10-20% annually over the next decade.

APA

Hällström, N. (n.d.). A Global Just Transition From Fossil Fuels. Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Concept-Note-A-Global-Just-Transition-From-Fossil-Fuels.pdf

Chicago

Hällström, Niclas. A Global Just Transition From Fossil Fuels. Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, n.d. https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Concept-Note-A-Global-Just-Transition-From-Fossil-Fuels.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hllstrmndglobal, author = {Hällström, Niclas}, title = {{A Global Just Transition From Fossil Fuels}}, institution = {Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative}, url = {https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Concept-Note-A-Global-Just-Transition-From-Fossil-Fuels.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }